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Foodie Hubs @ SM Center Pasig

Krispy Kreme

@ Krispy Kreme in SM Center Pasig

NomNom Club just had a food trip over the last weekend in Pasig City. For most, the mention of Pasig is usually equated with Barangay Kapitolyo as a foodies’ haven. But SM Center Pasig, along the corner of Julia Vargas and E.Rodriguez Jr., is adding to the foodie options of residents and customers in the area.

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Creative Sandwiches with Gardenia’s The Next Big Sandwich Hit 2014

Gardenia’s The Next Big Sandwich Hit 2014 elimination round happened last September 25 at White Space in Makati. It is an inter-university sandwich-making competition encouraging students to exhibit their creativity and talent in the craft of sandwich-making.

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National Pizza Day Starts Today at California Pizza Kitchen!

CPK Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage

CPK Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage

A week or so before National Heroes Day in the Philippines is National Pizza Day by California Pizza Kitchen. The two holidays are not comparable but the subjects are both “good” in a pleasant kind of way. 🙂

As a casual dining restaurant serving California-style cuisines, CPK is well-known for their hearth-baked gourmet pizzas and other adventurous food selections.

California Pizza Kitchen Philippines Greenbelt Branch

California Pizza Kitchen Philippines – Greenbelt Branch

In the last two years that National Pizza Day has been celebrated, California Pizza Kitchen designated August 15 for the celebration. The one-day event has been very popular and has seen long lines of waiting guests in the store from opening to closing time.

But one day of overflowing pizza just seems not enough for a pizza-loving nation such as the Philippines, right? So why not make it three (3) days? And so it is!

National Pizza Day 2014

On its third year, pizza lovers will be enjoying this event not only for a day, but for three days starting today – August 13 and until August 15! With every order of CPK‘s regular hand-tossed or crispy thin crust pizzas, guests get another regular pizza for free from CPK’s selection of three one-off flavors —Traditional Cheese, Original Pepperoni, and Italian Sausage + Pepper.

CPK Kitchen BBQ Chicken

CPK Kitchen BBQ Chicken

You have to take note however, that this promotion is not valid with Personal and Kids Pizzas, Pick Your Match, existing promos, senior citizen discounts, privileges, catering, CPK gift certificates and the EAT card. Advance ordering will not be accepted and items for takeout are subject to 10% packaging charge.

I Ate 15 Slices of Pizza in 1 hour

In a blogger’s night held three weeks ago, CPK generously gave us the privilege to try 15 of their regular pizza flavors / variants. It included BBQ Chicken, Five Cheese Fresh Tomato, Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage, Pepperoni, Roasted-Garlic-Chicken, Santa Fe, The Farmers Market, The Works, Untraditonal Cheese, Hawaiian, Wild-Mountain-Mushroom, Italian Sausage + Pepper, Original Pepperoni, Traditional Cheese, and one more variant I forgot the name. 😛

CPK Untraditonal Cheese

CPK Untraditonal Cheese

CPK’s “The Works”

I took on their challenge of trying 1 slice  each of all the 15 variants laid on the table. I took on the slowly-but-surely strategy. My first plate consisted of 6 slices, this was followed by a plate of 5 slices, and finally, a plate of 4 slices. Good number set, isn’t it? 🙂

How To Eat 15 Pizza Slices in 1 Hour

How To Eat 15 Pizza Slices in 1 Hour w/o being noticed

All of them were good but my favorites were Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage, Roasted-Garlic-Chicken, The Farmers Market, Untraditonal Cheese, and Hawaiian. But the one which took the gold that night was Santa Fe!

CPK Santa Fe

My Favorite “Santa Fe” CPK Pizza

This celebration is not just because of our anniversary but it also serves as our recognition to our patrons, for continuously frequenting CPK since we brought it here in 1997. Our seventeenth year in this fast-growing industry is a testament that we’ve captured the tastes of many Filipinos,” said Archie Rodriguez, President and CEO of Global Restaurant Concepts Inc., franchisee of the first CPK outside the United States.

National Pizza Day also coincides with the opening of the first CPK in the Philippines way back in 1997.

California Pizza Kitchen Philippine Branches

California Pizza Kitchen Philippine Branches

Visit a CPK branch today until August 15 at TriNoma, Greenhills Promenade, Eastwood Mall, Rockwell, Bonifacio Global City, Mall of Asia, Alabang Town Center, and Harbor Point Subic.

National Pizza Day 2014!

National Pizza Day 2014!

Available for dine-in, takeout & walk-in at all CPK branches in the Philippines, indulge on your favorite CPK Pizza on National Pizza Day by ordering a regular pizza and get another one for free today until August 15, 2014!

The Fox Who Cried Wolf

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

Or was it the other around? 😛 Anyhow, whichever  you prefer, whether you are a fox or a wolf by comparison or preference, you can satisfy both cravings at the newly opened Wolf & Fox gastropub at Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio.

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Gaucho Tops My Magnolia Residences City Food Picks

Robinsons Land Corporation Magnolia Town Center

Magnolia Town Center

The Magnolia Residences City Food Picks is a foodie tour at the nearby Robinsons Magnolia Mall that highlights urban comforts amidst a variety of food picks and shops.

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Top 10 Restaurants From My Mega Food Tour

Lugang Cafe Restaurant

Arabian Coffee Maker @Lugang Cafe

16 restaurants, 4 hours, 1 stomach. That in a summary, is how you would describe in numbers the SM Megamall “Mega Food Tour” held the other night at the new wing called Mega Fashion Hall. It almost broke my 18-restaurant- food-tour record back in 2009. 🙂

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Titania Wine Bar and Cafe in Makati

Titania Wine Bar

Titania Wine Bar

We trooped to Yakal Street in San Antonio Village, Makati a few weeks ago as part of the Avida Food Hunt scouting foodie finds around the community of a nearby Avida property. Titania Wine Bar and Café was our first stop. Continue reading →

No Turning Back at One Way Street Restaurant

Wine Lessons 101

Wine Lessons 101

The odd name of One Way Street Restaurant derives from its neatly tuck location at the corner streets of Salcedo and Benavidez in Legaspi Village in Makati; they are both one-way streets.

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